Ronald McDonald House

What a fun event! Game developers from Red Storm Entertainment hosted a “game night” equipped with an ice cream bar, for the residents of the Ronald McDonald House in Durham, NC. RMH plays a vital role in keeping families close together while their seriously ill child is receiving medical treatment at Duke Children’s Hospital or WakeMed Children’s Hospital. RMH creates an environment where families facing similar challenges can support each other and cope with incredibly difficult situations. The goal was to bring a bit of fun and levity to children who are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. RMH accommodates 55 families each night. This housing is provided for little to no cost, allowing families to focus on what is truly important.

In 2018, Red Storm and Microsoft teamed up to donate custom “gaming carts” to RMH. The mobile carts are helpful to kids in recovery who cannot get out of bed easily to play with others, so the carts can come to them! Red Storm updated the gaming carts with new games including Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Rainbow Six Siege, Trials Rising, and Starlink: Battle For Atlas.

A touching video from RMH Durham & Wake: youtu.be/PRZNNCKHXqA

For more info on RMH Durham & Wake: www.rmhdurhamwake.org/

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No game night is complete without ice cream!

Camp Confidence

Red Storm Entertainment welcomed Camp Confidence and the Cary Police Department for a studio tour and discussion on creative career paths. Camp Confidence is a mentorship program which fosters positive interactions between police officers and at-risk youth. The rising ninth graders are hand selected by their school resource officers to participate in the program. The police officers go above and beyond to build relationships with the youth, while teaching them valuable life skills like conflict resolution, and internet safety. The program focuses on early intervention and empowering youth to visualize their future, by exposing them to exciting college and career paths.

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Stack Up

Stack Up visits Red Storm Entertainment for a studio tour and multiplayer gaming with
“The Division 2.”

Stack Up Founder Stephen Machuga, along with members in the North Carolina “Stack,” got an insider look at game development on the Division. Expert Character Artist Chris Wells (above) demoed his process for concept art and character design. Senior Environment Artist Andrew Dixon showed off some flight path AI and the painstaking detail that goes into world-building. And finally, Audio Director Justin Drust gave the group an overview of the audio pipeline, including how a player triggers sounds along a path.

Once the group jumped into multiplayer they commented on how hyper-aware they now were of the sound and music that was being layered into the game. ***Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee that you will ever experience video games the same way after we show you how they’re made!***

Stack Up is a non-profit organization that helps veterans through gaming. They send “Supply Crates” of video games to soldiers who are deployed in combat zones or recovering in military hospitals. They conduct “Air Assaults” by flying deserving veterans to video game and geek culture events. And they form “The Stacks” which are teams of veterans and civilian volunteers organized by location. The Stacks come together to bring friendship, community, and support to those coping with PTSD or transitioning back to civilian life.

For more info on Stack Up: https://stackup.org

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Girls Make Games Fellowship Program

In continuation of the Girls Make Games series, Red Storm Entertainment hosted several “Fellows” from the GMG Fellowship Program. GMG is a summer camp for girls aged 8-17 years old. The Fellows who are 18 years or older, spend 3 weeks mentoring the campers as a Camp Coordinator (logistics) or Camp Counselor (teaching). Once camp is complete, the Fellows are given unique networking and mentorship opportunities. Emily, a college student majoring in English, had the opportunity to shadow two Red Storm developers.

First, Emily spent time with Central Clancy Writer Richard Dansky, where she was given an overview of game writing and how to work with a team. Second, Emily shadowed Senior Associate Producer Aimee Achilli, where she walked through the production process on “The Division 2” and learned how a producer works with an art team.

Find more info on the GMG Fellowship Program here: https://www.girlsmakegames.com/gmg-fellowship

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Emily

Emily with Senior Associate Producer Aimee Achilli

Emily with Communications Manager Jessica Hook

Haven House

Red Storm Entertainment welcomed Haven House for a studio tour and hangout session with developers. The devs shared the unconventional paths they took to get into the games industry, while stressing how important it is for a person to find their passion and go after it with everything they have! The tour concluded with collaborative gameplay of Trials Rising.

Haven House Services is an outreach program that provides community-based services to at-risk youth and their families. Haven House believes that all youth deserve opportunities to succeed. Haven House strives to help youth reach their full potential by providing options for therapy, skills training, learning resources, and alternative positive social activities.

For more info on Haven House: https://www.havenhousenc.org

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Welcome Ubisoft CRC!

Red Storm Entertainment welcomes the Ubisoft NCSA Customer Relationship Center (CRC) to the Cary Campus!

The CRC’s primary purpose is to deliver a positive and memorable experience for gamers and Ubisoft consumers, alike. This is accomplished through deliberate efforts that aim to ensure that employees, players, production teams and other partners in business (internal and external) are provided with support, solutions, guidance, engagement opportunities and information as needed. For gamers though, CS may be best known as frontline responders when issues or questions arise in-game. The NCSA CRC supports and drives player engagement for all Ubisoft titles, all platforms, and events for the ‘North, Central, and South America’ player audience. Their sister site, the EMEA CRC, is responsible for the other half of the globe. Both CRC’s support every game Ubisoft has ever released!

Ubisoft purchased the campus in 2018, but a complete renovation was required prior to move-in. The buildings were gutted down to the studs in order to create a space that was befitting of the two studios. Red Storm was the first to move into the space in June 2019, while construction continued on the CRC portion until recently.

The two studios share common areas like the cafeteria and recreational space known as the “fish bowl.” (above right)

If you love video games and have skills and talent associated with: Customer Service, Social Media, QA, Training, Workforce Management, Data Analytics, System Tools, Coding, Content Creation, Ecommerce, HR or General Management, the CRC should be your next employment goal! Or for some, working at the CRC can be a stepping stone for aspiring game developers. Several Red Storm developers started working at the CRC while still in college perusing a game-related degree. Regardless of your path, the CRC prides themselves on a family-like culture that is both collaborative and inclusive. Expectations are high, but support is provided, and successes are celebrated along the way.

Red Storm looks forward to sharing the space and future team building activities with our new neighbors.

ID Tech visits Red Storm

Students from the STEM summer camp ID Tech, paid a visit to Red Storm Entertainment to get a glimpse into the world of video game development. After touring the studio and User Research Lab, the students were given a presentation on Game Development, Game Art, Game Audio, and Engineering. Students tested their knowledge and explored possibilities through question and answer sessions. By the end, the devs at Red Storm were able to help the students visualize themselves in the different career paths game development has to offer.

ID Tech is a global summer program that strives to empower students with industry-standard tech skills in coding, game development, robotics, and design.

Find out more at: https://www.idtech.com/

Red Storm & 8-Bit Salute Fundraiser, a Smashing Success!

Red Storm Entertainment recently teamed up with 8-Bit Salute to run a highly anticipated charity live-streaming event. Community Manager Anthony Giorgio, aka AmperCamper, and Creative Director Terry Spier streamed The Division 2 live on Twitch, while garnering donations on the OSD team page. In 4 hours time, the team was able to raise $4,200 from fans all over the world! Two Gaems Vanguard Monitors, a Collector’s Edition Dark Zone Statue, and t-shirts went out to a few generous donors.

8-bit Salute is the gaming arm of OSD, formerly known as Operation Supply Drop. OSD is a global, chapter based, veteran support ecosystem enhancing the lives of veterans, active military and their families, through award-winning programs emphasizing social connectivity, professional development, and community stewardship.

The donation page will remain open all year here: https://give.weareosd.org/team/238288

Learn more about OSD here: https://weareosd.org/

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Ubisoft at E3 2019

The Devs of Red Storm Entertainment pulled up a chair… or bean bag, to watch the Ubisoft press conference at E3 2019. Applause erupted when Creative Director Terry Spier made his way to the E3 stage to reveal a Division 2 teaser, and announce the Division movie with Netflix.

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